CHELSEA have reportedly made a £52.5million bid for Kalidou Koulibaly.
But Napoli are apparently insisting they will not sell the defender as they look to finally pip Juventus to the Serie A title next season.
Italian news outlet TMW claims the Blues have returned for Koulibaly after missing out on him last year.
Chelsea are believed to have failed with a £40m offer following the appointment of Antonio Conte.
But despite seeing David Luiz succeed upon his return to Stamford Bridge, it seems the new Premier League remain eager to get their man.
The report states that a bid has been made but Napoli have turned it down, with president Aurelio De Laurentiis looking to keep his best players.
The Italians lost Gonzalo Higuain to Juventus last summer but have been boosted after recently seeing Dries Mertens and Lorenzo Insigne sign new deals.
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Napoli believe that they can launch a successful title bid with a few more key signings and have no intention of starting from scratch by letting their biggest names go.
Chelsea are understood to be searching for a new centre-back following John Terry’s exit, although young trio Kurt Zouma, Nathan Ake and Andreas Christensen will surely be keen to step up to the plate.
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